Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-21
THE BUFFALO FIRE.
Aooitions to the Death RoIl-Thrillins
:Experience Of Two Insurance Agents.
The Search for the Lost.

BUFFALO, March 10.
Louis Zendman of New York was one of
,he many who hal narrow escapes from the
burning hotel yesterday. He was assigned
10 room i2o on the fourth floor of the Eapl.
street sldt. His mode of escape from the
onhnlng was perilnus and very thrilling
Mr. Aendman SAYS he is positive there were
seven persons in his room when he left il
ana al ne saw escape were one man ard one
Woman. 1t Is his belief thst The others lost
'"eir iiSes. he ruins of the Richmond pre-.
'e"'eo oismai spectacle this morning, and
CROWDS continued to gather in the vicinity
he nremen were still engaged in wetting
uowh the ruins preparatory to making
search for bodies known to be omevhere
under the de bris. The search will h. cam.
menced today. At ii Is o'clock this morn.
ing the body of man was found in the ruins
near the south wall The body was burned
ptyohd recognition. Three of the four pef.
sons taken 10 the Sisters OF Charity Hospital
Yesterday are in very preyarious condition.
Ihey are Misses Mary Nolan, Fannie Harty
ana Maggie Mulrick, three girls employed at
th+ Richmond. Their injuries are frightful
U'orga + Michatls is doing well TODAY
Clinton Bldwe'l, who is at the General Hos.
pltai. had bad night, but is easier today
l)r. r. ii. Norton. the attending surgeon AT
the Fitch Hospital, said this morning that all
the II Jured persona under his care were do
ing as well as could be expt cted. He thinks
the Will all recover few of the patients
at the Emergency Hospital were taken to
their homes today by their friends Henry
ID. Rumsey of New York, who died at the
Fitch Hospital this morning, was AZ years
old and was connected with the United
States navy. The deceased lost his life bv
gong back TO rescue the little daughter of
Mrs. Mann. He heard her screams and put
her inside of his shirt 10 protec. her from the
hre. Coroner K-nney has impannelled a
jury OF representative citizens and business
men, and says he will endeavor to have a
thorough investigation. The following is a
revised list OF the dead:
Wilson Purcell, Kate Wolfe of Lockport.
Mark Osborn, body not vet recovered; Lizzie
Welch, servant; Katie Kent, servant; Henry
Is. Rumsey of New York. Those missing
and unaccounted for are: J b. Asker, of
the Dela.are, Lackawanns & Western rail-
road; Hiram Benedict. Jr., of Lockport, MIR.
johnson of Toronto, Joseph Sayre of Erie,
Pa, J. c. Pratt of Albany.
The last named gentleman was known to
have been at the Richmond Hotel Mr..
Goodrich of New York. reported missing,
has been heard from at Cleveland. O. The
list at present stands, six persons dead, 81
injured, FIVE or six seriously, and FIVE miss
ing.
Little Jennie Mann, daughter of one of the
proprietors of the hotel, in rescuing whom
Mr.. II L Rumsey of New York sacrifice 4
his own life, was reported very low this
morning, and it is fcared she cannot recover.
The body of the man found in the ruins this
morning is thought to be that of Hiram Ben
dict, Jr, of Lockport His father has been
telegraphed for.
A largely attended meeting of representa-
tive citizens WAS held at the Merchants Ex-
change this afternoon to take acticn in favor
of the removal Of all electric wires from the
streets and placing them under ground. The
meeting grew out of the experiences of the
fire department at the recent great fires, es-
pecially with the cables strung bv a telephone
company a resolution was adopted declaring
it he sense of the meeting that the telephone
company be requested to move their cables
before Monday next at noon, and if they fail
to do 50 then the proper authorities are re-
qnested to move them forthwith.
BUFFALO, March 20.
Workmen today began the search OF the
ruins of the Richmond Hotel, but it was
slowly prosecuted owing to the dangerous
condition of the walls, having greatly in
creased since Yesterday The mild weather
prevailing drew out the frost and If the
walls tumble tonight it will not be surprising.
A stiff wind would carry them over in very
short order. Chas. Derrick, the contractor
who has the work in charge, watched the
walls very carefully while the men were back
in the debris. and when the laborers s'opped
for the night he declared that no further risk
of the living for The dead would be alows d.
Tomorrow morning the walls will be t'rn
down. and large force of men will begin
removing the de bris without further delay.
No new bodies were recovered today
Jennie Mann. the little daughter of one ut
the hotel proprietors. in rescuing whom II.
b Rumsey OF New York lost his life, died
this evening. Annie Nolan and Mary Murch.
servants, are expected to die at the Sisters
Hospital tonight. Edward Whalen of New